New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-01
NEW YEARS NOT WHAT 1T USED 10
THE DAY TO BE SLIGHTLY CELEBRATED.

THE DAY TO BE SLIGHTLY CELEBRATED.
ATHLETIC sPORTs-wArcHNIGHr SERVICES ~ TIT,
CHURCHES
New Years Day as things go now is certainly holiday
gone to seed Overhadowed and antedated by Chrstmas
lin the conventional holiday season. with Its old time soc,aI
bfliance dmmed through change fashion, has sunk
ydar by year lately into dull Sunday like day Of ennu
aQliday without purpose. the dregs Of the gay Jolly
Christmas week 1t is curious I'm fact to note how gem
eral has been the abandonment OF New Years calling
since fashionable people dropped 1t some years ago.
Even In the country, in the larger towns, that once
popular practice has gone out entirely. few
card baskets perhaps M be hung up here to-day among
the people who do not follow at however great distance
the precedens of Murray HILL and still better there will
be a warm welcome and good eer among politicians
at the political clubs but practically the NewYears Of
before the after she day which still Is cele
brated in Washington official socety,s dead New
York as the pre-rovouohary celebrayn fas4drthday
of King George
Those dead NewYears Days are sad melpores for thu
cab companies and livery W. rlere were
years. not long ago, when not a cab or vehicls
of any sort could DO had here on the first Of
January All engaged weeks ahead
at prices mounting to $15, $50 and S25 .aday "a tie
end of the Christmas approached And II thers
was the ground every sleigh made since the w.
1912 furnished up for Use and paid Its first cost
almost it happened to last the day through. Now New
Years Day, as TRTBUSE reporter told atRystson
& Browns yesterday, Is dull las any other am "a
enough cabs have been taken In advance to wake& y
mornings showing In DE Park.
There is one old New Years Day tradition 10 &vert
that survives In full strength In New-York that 4 con
VITALITY aud will be the fault thousands OF Newt
Workers whom the sumptious free lunches the grea
harrooms through the city tempt into drinking many 70
turns Of the day If they do not 60 home in grea.
feather pOstponing the practice OF the good resolutions
made this morning till warmer weather comes.
I1xttown Will not be entirely dull, however though
many people Will go ont Of for the day. as many have
already dope for the whole Christmas season II the
at the i,unds as well as In Brooklyn The Prospect
arrer. .NEXe paper chase p starting a from gsde
E Ea''S E Ne%STE W." The s'' Ss00I a.
from n9% Re Cub IL Frospect Park BrcoEiy"s
% play 1S % A sa from G 5ns Ams ss
lean Football eV,SS esce mt Clubs grounds, i
c chGHss stSN reception in the evening
at its clubhouse yNo'N>Xysl hundred and twenty
flfth-st. and in vafou<S3kNRs the people who have
The usual matneeXe,\Wa at the theatres thi,
less the weather shoffs bsNNN\Ey unpropitious
New Years rs Day Is saPpSyea manages Rs'HS. to
the most popular holiday OF as theatre
Years calling will still further hei&N nnsences
at all the popular places Of amusemNN
No especial feature will mark the bANXN q,
aud the custom of making calls will nGANN
considerable extent Mr.. Beecher WIN
Mrs Bcechcr is not well DR.. Talmage wNNNN
from . to 6 D. IN. Other clergymen VIII
their friends. Mayor whitney will be at hA,%N
10 a. III. to noon. Controller Livingston and, AiNNN
to o1 of Titt DC '''' 'O' 'oDS upon 'H' %\
night is common in this country. hOug\\N
said gaining The Protestant Episcopal churoheAN\
this city that observed the custom last night tAN'
Church the Heavenly Rest the Church Of the IncarA
ton and st Georges Church; The Rev. d. ParA
ker Morgan ocialed at the Church OF the Heavenly
Rest The services began lll5 o'clock with the offer
tory hymn "A few more years shall roll" The evening
prayer with special lessons followed Gloria III Exce
Sis sung the end OF tue psaltcr This was followed
by the hymn. " o. God our help in ages past" Mr. Nor
gan then delivered an address from ST. Mark X &c. 10
not afraid only believe
Bishop Coke conducted the services at the Church OF
the Incarnation. lie was assisted by the Rev Mt Per
kins OF the church Services began at ll3O o'clock with
the GS@o De s G " short n@ alto serS SGs
Of song and pray,r ana ,or a'ef orm 1oIs aa s
oclcck
large congregation attended the services held at 81.
Georges which begun at IL o'clock. the rector,
tile Rev Dr. Rainsford officiating. The services opened
followed and the rector delivered sermon Tho
congregation remained in silent prayer as the clock
The dawn of the New Year was welcomed With watch
night services in the Methodist Episcopal churches all
over the city. In ST. Pauls. at Fourh-aye and Twenty
second-st the Rev. Dr. McCncsncy conducted the service
prayer and song in the lecture room OF he church Dr.
King led the services the Park Avenue Church. In tho
Eighteenth street Church, between Eighth ana Ninth
a'es there was large audience ~ the basement bo wno
OF the clock nearcd the midnight mark all became quiet
in these meetings The striking OF the hour was the Sig
nal appropriate hymns announcing that the Old Year
was dead and the New Year born.
About 1000 people lined up along Broadway in the
peltng rain last night hear the Old Trinity chimes
ring in the New Year aud IL blow themselves hOarse with
TN trunpets IN echo OF the music The sidewalks were
slippery and dripping under foot ana the rain down
in broad sheets bui the crowd did What could with UNI
brrllas ana the scaiOlding NJ the Equitable Building 10
keep the wet, aud cheerCd and bic" ana whistled
as II it fine night III summer
the Battery. Promptly at 1880 T. H. Mr Melstaln
began playing on The chimes III the tower giving tho
follow ing airs In quick succession:
Concerto in RonlO Evening Bells " Ny Lodging Is
on the cold ground" Blue Bells OF scotland Mss mo
Mother Good Night" " Parting Song Happy New
Year" Iittl, Naudcrcr." Down upon the suwanee
River" Little Maggie May" Ihe Harp that once tiro
1ara's Hall" odd Volunteer Flreman," Yankee
Doodle" " Home. sweet Home"
As IL o'clock struck the usual din arose Of steam
Whistles h. rms rumpets and toOters OF all sorts Fro
crackers slutcrcd IN the wet AMI small boys shouted
themselves witE enthusiasm But the rain dd not
stop falling all that crowd could not SOAK
beyond cert Din point It's arOr lesscned gradually and
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